§1.12 Commissioner or Temporary Judge

A commissioner, referee, or attorney sitting as a temporary judge must obtain a stipulation to hear an unlawful detainer matter. [See Cal Const art VI, §22; CRC 2.816; Yetenekian v. Superior Court (1983) 140 CA3d 361, 366.] If proper notice is given, the parties are deemed to have stipulated for the matter to be so heard by failing to object or by signing a written stipulation. [CRC 2.816(d).]